Kingston Guitar Repair

A full service independent repair shop for plucked and (mostly) fretted instruments. 

10+ years and 10 000+ instruments. All service by appt. Scroll down for pricing.

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Service Pricing 2023

This is a non-comprehensive reference for pricing on common jobs - final estimates are only possible after inspection. Prices don't include strings or parts.

Setups 

  • Guitars and Basses (hardtail or acoustic) $85.00
  • Guitars (tremolo - strat style) $105.00
  • Guitars (locking tremolo - floyd style) $125.00


  • Guitars (12 string) $120.00
  • Mandolins & Banjos (includes head tuning) $100.00​
  • New custom bone nut (setup included)$180.00


Fretwork ​(setup included)

  • Fret level and dress $250
  • Refret (unbound fretboard) $425
  • Refret (bound fretboard)$500


  • Refret (vintage or requiring finish work)By Assesement​
  • Fret Edges/fret sprout(no setup incl.)$75


Bridge work

  • Remove and reglue acoustic bridge$250
  • New Bone Saddle​ (+ setup) $75 ​

Neck resets (Setup incl.)

  • Neck Reset (dovetail)$500
  • Neck Reset (bolt on) $300
  • Neck Reset (Taylor) $150


Electronics 

  • Hourly bench rate$90.00/hr
  • pickup install $50/per
  • Acoustic pickup install $75


  • Component replacement bench rate + parts
  • Acoustic pickup assessment min. charge $30


Structural Work

  • CracksBy Assessment
  • Headstocks by Assessment
  • Guitars run over by trucks, etc By assessment